My name is Hayley Doyle and I am from Weymouth, Massachusetts (about a half an hour south of Boston). I have lived in the same place for my entire life with my Mom, Dad, fifteen year old sister Kristen, and thirteen year old brother Jack. When I was about four, I started doing gymnastics, and I haven't stopped loving it since. Now, my mom is a lower level coach at my gym and my sister is on the competitive team. It has proven to be very convenient and helpful having my mom as a coach, because she always knows what we are talking about, and she can help us through and challenges that we are faced with. Often after meets, we just sit in my kitchen and talk for hours about our routines and the scoring. Although it can be nerve racking and scary, my favorite event is beam because the feeling of finally learning a new skill or sticking a routine in a meet is so rewarding. My club coach has coached me since my first day of gymnastics, and I still go and practice with him whenever I go home for a few days. My club gym is like my second home, and I have a feeling that I will being going back quite often.
I attended an all-girls Catholic High School, where everyone wore the same uniform day after day. It was a very different high school experience than most people had, but I enjoyed it because it was a comfortable environment where I knew almost everyone in the school. I was extremely close with my High School gymnastics team, and it was so hard to leave them. Every single member of the team was enthusiastic and supportive, and I had practice to look forward to almost every day after school in the winter. I can safely say that that team was one of my favorite parts of High School, and I miss the girls so much. In addition to gymnastics, I was also a member of the diving team for three years. Senior year, I tutored my third grade neighbor in math and reading after school. My favorite school subjects are math and spanish, and my favorite class in High School was bioethics. In general, I had a really hard time leaving High School. I actually did not even get to go to my graduation because I was at a national gymnastics meet in Florida.
Outside of school, I assist my former fourth grade teachers in running a summer drama camp. This past summer was the ninth year, and we put on the show "Annie." The camp includes students ranging in age from nine to eighteen, and they all work together to put on a play after only three weeks. Throughout those three weeks, we really get to know each other, and end up crying at the end of it. I think that I often have more fun than the kids, making up dances to teach them, editing the script, organizing the bowing order, etc. Both my brother and sister also are involved in the camp, so it is something that we can all do together. My favorite play that we have ever done was "The Sound of Music," which was last summer. I got to play Maria, and I had my own little stage family. The kids really loved the idea of acting as a family, and we all still talk about the funny things that happened during rehearsals that year. We would also do a drama enrichment for third and fourth graders in the winter after school, and the cast list continued to grow each year. I hope to continue helping to run this camp long after I am out of college. Here at URI, I am an elementary education and spanish major, and I hope to someday teach third or fourth grade. I also hope to be a part of the club gymnastics team here so that I can continue that for another four years. Although I am not exactly sure where I will end up, I am excited to see what the future holds.
I attended an all-girls Catholic High School, where everyone wore the same uniform day after day. It was a very different high school experience than most people had, but I enjoyed it because it was a comfortable environment where I knew almost everyone in the school. I was extremely close with my High School gymnastics team, and it was so hard to leave them. Every single member of the team was enthusiastic and supportive, and I had practice to look forward to almost every day after school in the winter. I can safely say that that team was one of my favorite parts of High School, and I miss the girls so much. In addition to gymnastics, I was also a member of the diving team for three years. Senior year, I tutored my third grade neighbor in math and reading after school. My favorite school subjects are math and spanish, and my favorite class in High School was bioethics. In general, I had a really hard time leaving High School. I actually did not even get to go to my graduation because I was at a national gymnastics meet in Florida.
Outside of school, I assist my former fourth grade teachers in running a summer drama camp. This past summer was the ninth year, and we put on the show "Annie." The camp includes students ranging in age from nine to eighteen, and they all work together to put on a play after only three weeks. Throughout those three weeks, we really get to know each other, and end up crying at the end of it. I think that I often have more fun than the kids, making up dances to teach them, editing the script, organizing the bowing order, etc. Both my brother and sister also are involved in the camp, so it is something that we can all do together. My favorite play that we have ever done was "The Sound of Music," which was last summer. I got to play Maria, and I had my own little stage family. The kids really loved the idea of acting as a family, and we all still talk about the funny things that happened during rehearsals that year. We would also do a drama enrichment for third and fourth graders in the winter after school, and the cast list continued to grow each year. I hope to continue helping to run this camp long after I am out of college. Here at URI, I am an elementary education and spanish major, and I hope to someday teach third or fourth grade. I also hope to be a part of the club gymnastics team here so that I can continue that for another four years. Although I am not exactly sure where I will end up, I am excited to see what the future holds.